Fishing lure



c. A; sHoPE Y 2,263,743 FISHING LUKE Nov. 25, '1941.

Filed June' 1, 1939 Zw@ il a awd Patented Nov. 25, 1941 towcarry-diferent lu'res, however, it 'is almost necessary'to'fhave a separateboxfor each lure. Without a fcoveringcor -renclosure of v=some Qsort 4the hooks'stick'linto theclothingor worse, into the'body. On 'the-other=hand, separatefboxes man f-has, therefore, been confronted 'with fa -f'di'- lemmafor-years. l t

TIt is the chiefbject o'fmy invention lto renie'dy`this situation by providing `a novelflurefconstruction 'which permits fthe *hooks to be detachedirom one lure body and attached toanother. vThis `allows 'the Afisherman to carry on his persona variety "of lure-bodies' without hooks, and to use 1 selected ronesf consecutively simply' by attaching `antif'deta'ching=a*single 4set of hooks. Other'ob'jects of theinvention are `to 4provide adevice of'this-class which -is so 'constructed that l' the V'hooks may easily'be connected to 'and disconnected from"`the"lure body, and which Vis simple in construction, yet sturdy. t

The detailsinftheconstruction of `several preferred 'forms fof the 'invention, `together `with other objects lattending its "production, vwill be better'lunderstood from "the `following detailed description when read Ein connection with j the accompanying drawing-'which is chosen for-ile lustrative purposes only;` and inwhich,u n

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view 'of a lure embodying one preferred form of thein- Vention, hooks attached; t u t ,l Figure 2 isa similar view'of alure embodying another form of theinvention;V

Figures 3 and 4 are respectively :perspective and side views of .a screwcap -shown at the top of the Figure llembodiment in section;

Figure' 5 is A a lateralsectional view'v-taken Aalong the line5-5 of Figure l1;

Figure -6 lis a perspective view-of=one of =the hook carrying links illustrated 'in Figure f1; fFigure '7 `is a lateral sectionalview takenalong` theline 1 1 JofzFigurexZy-:and l Figure 8 is a perspective view ci fone of vthe hook carrying "links illustrated "in Figure `2;

Figures 9 "and "-l'O -are-ilongitudinal sectional ttaehedjfioosely vthereto at iz fviews fof lallure-enbcdying "anotherf formi of V`vthe inventionfandfshow details of construction; i Figure 11 is a perspective View of one `oftlfe links -`used Vin f' the SFigure 9 embodiment; 1 `Figtlre 121-21 isla perspective' IView of'the forward end Io'f the lure.' illustratedg in Figures 9 land 10`; Figure f1-^3 is'avsetional fview taken along the liI1'e3-`l3 Of'Fgllre I0. f TLike :characters .of 'Ifreference designa-te `like parts inivallthefgures. l .t All 's embodiments include :a :i body 1 of any "suitable shape, designated as a whole by the'nunierail Al 0,1 providedl with ai longitudinal central bore flll *which extends tthroughout jtne length fof 'the lbo'dy, :and 'which in fthe Figure r1' and Figuref'Z embodiments l is-Sabruptly 'l enlarged at "the rea'r en-d10f cthle fbo'clytofo'rm affsealt |2 whiohisof any irregular cross-'fsectionl s'ha'pe (see Fi'g.l5) In the lembodiment illustrated-in Figures 9to .313, -thisr'bore `Il Lislnlarged from -the point -3'6 to .the extremelrearend of the lbody, and 4this enlarged bore 53T may be forY any'cross sectional shape, f'either ciroula'r'fas fsliow'n, or irregular.

Intermediate its'ffen'ds, f at ffany desired poit 'or points, fthe lbody iis provi ed n'with l one or r'nore radialr extend'irg Dassagiiva-y's lf3 which Communicate @with thejlohgitudinal central bore I These -passageways 'StB inthe Figure 2` embodirnezitfa'refsliglitlyfenlarged atfo'n'e point, f4, for `areason 'which willfbe `hereinafter 'explained ln''the Figure-'Qleinibodihaet, these passageways are designated by the 4'nu'nreral 38, and are of considerably -greaterf cross l sectional areaat f their inner'fends than at their outer'endS, as'shown infnigure `13; n t' l l`\'efe'rrin`glnow"to thefe'rnbodiment illustrated inFigure Iprovide-farod ql5, 4one-end of which s `l1enlarged, :as "at |15, fand Vvis icomplmentally shaped Ito uit i'ntoth'e :fseat ffl-"2 to lprevent rita'- ticn -of the ro'd within the `loo'dy '-llf. The eX- treme end of the enlarged .por-tion "I6 is Ainthe form of1-an-eyelet il? which rserves=as ac'onn'ection=forfa rearhookt. Thellength of ther'rodwl5 islsuch that when=the portion t6 lvis-.seated in its seatVK 2, the opposite end of A the rod .protrucles frornthe forward end of the lure 0body It ra short distance. The :protruding rod end #is threaded to receive at-cap Alll which serves to frmly'but removably secure "the rod I5 within the'bod'y.v To tlock the capon therod en'd, "the 'cap 'is prov'ided with a pair of longitudinally extending diametrically opposite 'slots 2l] and 2`I, asiIIust'rated in Figures 3 "and i4. lThe protruding `vend of `the `Tod :Iii is `provided with a similarly shaped slot '22, 4the slots lin "the jcap Zw --Yw being longer than the slot in the rod to permit a tightening adjustment of the cap. In preparing the lure for use, the cap I9 is screwed down firmly against the end of the body I5, the slots in the cap and in the rod are aligned, and a suitably constructed line attaching member 23 is passed through the slots in both rod and cap.

As a means of mounting the hooks 24 and 25, which are ordinarily arranged one on each side of the lure body, I provide a pair of connector links 26, a preferred form of which is clearly illustrated in Figure 6. Formed at one end of each link 26 is an eyelet 21, the perforation in which is of a diameter to receive the rod I5. Anl other eyelet 28 is formed at the opposite end of each link 26, and lies in a plane substantially at right angles to that in which' the eyelet`21 lies. These eyelets 28 serve as a connecting means for the shank ends of the hooks 2'4 and 25, the

lloose connection permittingk the hooks a wide range of movement with relation'to the lure body.

With the assembly illustrated in Figure l, to change the hooks from one lure body to another, it is only necessary torremove the line attaching member 23 from the forward end of the lure, unscrew the cap I9 from the rod I5, remove the rod from theV body, which releases the links 26, and then reassemble the rod and hooks in reverse order on another similarly constructed lure body.

Referring now more particularly to the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figures 2, '7 and 8, I provide a em'ble cable 29 in place of the rod I5. One end of the cable is firmly attached in any suitable manner to a hook connector 30 which is similar to kthe enlarged portion I6 of the rod I5 of the other embodiment. 'I'he connector 38 is also of such cross sectional shape as to complementally t the seat I2, and the extreme outer end of the connector is provided with a snap fastener 3|, which serves to -detachably secure the hook I8 to the lure.

In this embodiment connector links 32 are used for detachably securing the hooks 24 and 25 to the lure body. The inner ends of these links 32 may be identical to the eyelets 21 of the links 2'6, but their opposite ends are in the form of small hooks 33, fitted respectively with lock springs 34. The enlarged portions I4 of the passageways I3 are located near the ends of the hooks 33, and serve to permit the shank ends of the hooks 24 and 25 to be disengaged and removed from the hooks 33 while the links remain in position in their respective passageways. The cable 29 is held firmly in the lure body by a tiny cable clamp 35 which is clamped over the looped forward end of the cable 29. the loop serving as a means of fastening the lure to a fishing line.

In this embodiment it is contemplated that each lure body will be tted with a cable 29 and a hook connector 30, with the cable looped and clamped at the forward end of the lure body, as shown. To change the hooks I8, 24 and 25 from one lure body to another, it is only necessary to disengage them from their respective hooks 3l and 33 in one body, and to fasten them into the similar hooks of another body. In case it is desired to renish the lure body with shellac or varnish however, the cable 29, and hook connectors 38 and 32 may be removed simply by removing the cable clamp 35 and slipping the cable out the rear end of the body.

Referring now more particularly to the embodiment shown in Figures 9 to 13 inclusive, I provide a rod 39 in the form of a crank shaft, its two crank arms 40 and 4I being disposed at opposite sides of the longitudinal axis of the rod. The passages 38 are in alignment with the crank arms 40 and 4I, and are of such shape as to afford reciprocal movement for identical links 42, the inner ends of which are journaled on the crank arms 40 and 4I respectively. The links 42' include slotted sleeves 56, the slots 43 of which are of a size to permit the offset crank arms to pass the therethrough, for assembly. The outer ends of the links 42 are in the form of hooks 44, the free ends of which are adapted to seat in laterally disposed oppositely positioned passages 45 as the rod 39 is rotated in a direction to pull the links 42 toward the center of the body I8. In this embodiment it will be seen that the bore hole II as well as the aligned bore hole 46 in the insert plug 41 serve as journals for the rod 39. 'I'he opposite ends of the rod 39 are straight when the rod is inserted into the body I0 from its rear end. After the crank arms 40 and 4I are respectively positioned within the slots 43 of the links 42, the threaded shanks of the hooks 44 are screwed into the position shown in Figure 13, to form one side of the crank arms journal. The cylindrical insert plug 41 with the longitudinal central bore hole 46 is then inserted into the large bore hole 31 from the rear of the plug and is rigidly secured therein by means of water proof glue, or by pins (not shown) which may be driven through the body I8 and into said insert plug. After the plug 41 has been rigidly secured in position in the lure body I0, the protruding rear end of the rod 39 is bent to form a hook 48, the free end of which is so spaced from the rotational axis of the rod 39 as to contact and scrape the rounded rear end of the lure body as the rod is rotated. A notch 54 is cut into the rear end of the lure body, as shown in Figure l0, so that when the rod 39 is rotated to such a position that the free end of the hook 48 is opposite the notch 54, there is sufficient clearance between the free end of the hook and the adjacent portion of the lure body to permit the eyelet of a iish hook 55 to pass between the two. After the eyelet end of the iish hook 55 has been moved to the position shown in Figure 10 the rod 39 is rotated a half turn which places the end of the hook 48 against the end of the lure body, and thus prevents the fish hook 55 from being removed accidentally from the hook 48.

A lug body 58 is rigidly positioned at the forward end of the lure body immediately adjacent the rod 39. This lug is provided with a perforation 52 for co-operating with an eyelet 53, into which the protruding forward end of the rod 39 is formed after the rod has been properly positioned in the lure bodyl This eyelet 53 preferably lies in a plane which passes through the axis of said rod and through the crank arms 40 and 4I. When the rod is rotated to the position shown in Figure 10, the eyelet 53 is moved to a position immediately adjacent the lug 5D, the holes in the lug and in the eyelet being aligned. A small snap ring 5I may be passed through the aligned perforations and serves to lock the rod 39 against rotation. With the rod in this position it will be seen that the ends of the hooks 44 are seated in their respective pockets 45, and that the iish hooks carried by the hooks 44 cannot become detached therefrom. Also the fish hook carried by the hook 48 is similarly secured against accidental detachment therefrom.

When it is desired to remove all the sh hooks from the lure, the snap ring is removed, the rod 39 is rotated a half turn into the position shown in Figure 9 which movement simultaneously causes the ends of the hooks 44 to move out of their seats 45, and causes the end of the hook 48 to asume a position adjacent the notch 54. The sh hooks may then be freely removed from the hooks 44 and 48, to be similarly attached to another body similarly constructed.

While I have described and illustrated three embodiments of the invention, I am aware that numerous alterations and changes may be made in the details of construction, and I do not wish to be limited except by the prior art and by the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A lure of the class described comprising: an elongated body part having a longitudinal central passage and a plurality of radially extending passages communicating therewith; a sh-hook carrying link in each of said radially extending passages; means on the outer ends of said links for positively but removably securing flshhooks thereto; an elongated member in said central passage threaded through the inner ends of said links; and means for positively but removably securing said elongated member against longitudinal and rotative movement in said central passage.

2. A lure of the class described comprising: an elongated body part having a longitudinal central passage and a plurality of radially extending passages communicating therewith; a iishhook carrying link in each of said radially extending passages; means on the outer ends of said links for positively but removably securing shhooks thereto; an elongated member in said central passage threaded through the inner ends of said links; and combination means for positively but removably securing said elongated member against longitudinal and rotative movement in said central bore and for attaching the forward end of the lure to a fishing line.

3. A lure of the class described comprising: an elongated body part having a longitudinal central passage and a plurality of radially extending passages communicating therewith; a flshhook carrying link in each of said radially extending passages; means on the outer ends of said links for positively but removably securing shhooks thereto; an elongated member in said "central passage threaded through the inner ends of said links: combination means for positively but removably securing said elongated member against movement in said central bore and for attaching the forward end of the lure to a lishing line; and means at the rear end of said elongated member for attaching a sh hook thereto.

4. A lure of the class described comprising: an elongated body having a central longitudinal passage and a plurality of spaced radially extending passages communicating therewith; a' hook carrying link in each of said radially extending passages, the inner end of each link being in the form of an eyelet and extending into said central passage; an elongated crank rod in said central passage, each of its crank arms being positioned within the eyelet end of one of said links so that as the rod is rotated the links are reciprocated in their respective passages; and means for securing said crank rod against longitudinal or rotational movement within the body.

CLYDE A. SHOPE. 

